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The small Himalayan village of Lippa in far north Himachal Pradesh, India, won a David and Goliath battle last week against the State which sought to move forward on a hydroelectric project that would destroy forest and likely bury Lippa village in a flood of silt.

ELAW Bulletin

The small Himalayan village of Lippa in far north Himachal Pradesh, India, won a David and Goliath battle last week against the State which sought to move forward on a hydroelectric project that would destroy forest and likely bury Lippa village in a flood of silt.

ELAW eBulletin

India's unique environmental court -- the National Green Tribunal -- continues to make waves taking on egregious environmental abuses, including tanneries in Kanpur that have dumped untreated waste into the Ganges for decades.

ELAW eBulletin

India's unique environmental court -- the National Green Tribunal -- continues to make waves taking on egregious environmental abuses, including tanneries in Kanpur that have dumped untreated waste into the Ganges for decades.

ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner Shweta Narayan at Community Environmental Monitoring has sent terrific news: The National Green Tribunal blocked plans for a huge coal-fired power plant in the coastal city of Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu.

ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner Shweta Narayan at Community Environmental Monitoring has sent terrific news: The National Green Tribunal blocked plans for a huge coal-fired power plant in the coastal city of Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu.

ELAW Bulletin Last weekend, Live Mint & Wall Street Journal celebrated the work of three ELAW partners -- Norma and Claude Alvares at the Goa Foundation and Ritwick Dutta at the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE). This dynamic trio and other inspired advocates in India co-hosted our 2012 ELAW Annual Meeting.

ELAW Bulletin Last weekend, Live Mint & Wall Street Journal celebrated the work of three ELAW partners -- Norma and Claude Alvares at the Goa Foundation and Ritwick Dutta at the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE). This dynamic trio and other inspired advocates in India co-hosted our 2012 ELAW Annual Meeting.

ELAW eBulletin After four hard fought years, the National Green Tribunal has shelved a coal-fired power plant proposed for Komarada Village in Andhra Pradesh. Ritwick filed the case on behalf of Samata, a social justice organization that defends the rights of the Adivasi people in Andhra Pradesh.

ELAW eBulletin After four hard fought years, the National Green Tribunal has shelved a coal-fired power plant proposed for Komarada Village in Andhra Pradesh. Ritwick filed the case on behalf of Samata, a social justice organization that defends the rights of the Adivasi people in Andhra Pradesh.

ELAW Press ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta fought his first case at the age of 28 against Vedanta, representing the Dongria Kondh tribals of Niyamgiri, who wanted to stop the London-listed giant from mining bauxite.

ELAW Press ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta fought his first case at the age of 28 against Vedanta, representing the Dongria Kondh tribals of Niyamgiri, who wanted to stop the London-listed giant from mining bauxite.

ELAW Press An op-ed in The Hindu by ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta talks about the impact the National Green Tribunal is having on environmental decision-making in India. According to Ritwick, “the [National Green Tribunal] NGT has emerged as a new hope for the environmental movement in [India].” The National Green Tribunal is responsible for reviewing evidence on environmental disputes and affaires within the Indian Parliament.

ELAW Press An op-ed in The Hindu by ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta talks about the impact the National Green Tribunal is having on environmental decision-making in India. According to Ritwick, “the [National Green Tribunal] NGT has emerged as a new hope for the environmental movement in [India].” The National Green Tribunal is responsible for reviewing evidence on environmental disputes and affaires within the Indian Parliament.

ELAW eBulletin An op-ed by ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta was recently published in The Hindu. Ritwick describes how the National Green Tribunal is transforming the way environmental decisions are being made in India.

ELAW eBulletin An op-ed by ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta was recently published in The Hindu. Ritwick describes how the National Green Tribunal is transforming the way environmental decisions are being made in India.

Advocate Articles

Winter 2011 Advocate

Winter 2011 Advocate

"Unless, by some amazing coincidence, mineralization in the Barja river in India and the Vorykva river in Russia both peak at 452.95mg/liter during the summer months, then the water quality information in the Indian EIA for the Ashapura project in Ratnagiri is fraudulent." -- Mark Chernaik, ELAW U.S. Staff Scientist

"Unless, by some amazing coincidence, mineralization in the Barja river in India and the Vorykva river in Russia both peak at 452.95mg/liter during the summer months, then the water quality information in the Indian EIA for the Ashapura project in Ratnagiri is fraudulent." -- Mark Chernaik, ELAW U.S. Staff Scientist